Feminism and the Environment Quiz

Gendered relationships to nature and the environment are largely socially constructed, with women holding intern positions and recent hires more than roles of presidents, executive directors, board members, or board chairs, which impacts their relationships to nature and the power to make decisions about nature.

Women often make up the majority of the 'carers' who are concerned about a specific environmental issue and its impact. However, when women try to instigate action as leader-activists, 'Hysterical Housewives' narratives are used to silence their voices, devaluing their work and ideas.

Women hold intern positions and recent hires more than roles of presidents, executive directors, board members, or board chairs in environmental organizations, despite being the majority of activists and an 'interested public' for many decades.

Various gender positionalities encourage/discourage certain relationships to nature and the environment through socially constructed roles and power dynamics that impact decision-making and leadership in environmental movements.

'Hysterical Housewives' narratives are used to silence women's voices when they try to instigate action as leader-activists, devaluing their work and ideas.

This impacts their relationships to nature and the power to make decisions about nature, as well as their ability to lead and influence environmental movements.

Women face challenges such as being relegated to intern positions and recent hires rather than roles of presidents, executive directors, board members, or board chairs, which limits their influence and decision-making power within environmental organizations.

Society devalues women's work and ideas in the context of environmental movements by using 'Hysterical Housewives' narratives to silence their voices, despite their significant contributions as the majority of activists and an 'interested public' for many decades.

Capitalocentrism refers to the focus on capital as the central or most important element of economic systems. Renouncing it allows for the recognition of diverse and unique economies, moving beyond a monolithic view of the economy.

Standpoint Theory and Situated Knowledges suggest that scientific knowledge production is gendered and historically done by and for men, leading to the marginalization of women's perspectives within science. They argue that all knowledge is produced from specific perspectives, challenging the idea of scientific objectivity.

Feminist approaches inform glaciology by highlighting that glaciers are not simply 'just ice,' but complex systems with cultural, power, and gendered science implications. These approaches also emphasize the need to understand glaciers from diverse perspectives, including indigenous and 'folk' glaciologies.

The text suggests that women have been slow to gain a foothold in glaciology, which has historically been established as an area for 'muscular gentlemen scientists.' This indicates a gendered and exclusionary nature within the field.

Studying up helps in understanding the different information and conclusions that exist when specifically looking at the world from the point of view of the marginalized, including women in all their intersectionalities. It allows for a more inclusive and diverse approach to knowledge production.

Glaciers are considered to be vessels of culture, power, and gendered science, as well as sources of resources, dangers, and spirituality, in addition to being objective sources of evidence for climate change.

Renouncing the idea of a monolithic 'economy' allows for the recognition of diverse and unique economies all around us, moving beyond a singular, uniform view of the economy.

The text suggests that women's perspectives, along with those of other excluded people, have been marginalized within science and as alternatives to scientific knowledge production, historically leading to their exclusion and underrepresentation.

Majority male, with only 3 having female leaders

Male-dominated, with men holding the majority of leadership positions

Male leaders

Majority men

It critiques the exploitation by masculinist practices rooted in patriarchy

It emphasizes diversity within women categories and nonbinary gender constructions

Black feminist thought

Intersectionality

Social reproduction, including unpaid labor like household work and care work

It leads to economic losses and invisibility in the labor force

They can be essentialist, assuming a 'natural' order in gender constructs

The whiteness of the feminist movement

Women face challenges in environmental movements such as being relegated to intern positions and recent hires rather than holding leadership roles, as well as encountering narratives that seek to silence their voices by portraying them as 'Hysterical Housewives'.

Various gender positionalities encourage or discourage certain relationships to nature and the environment through socially constructed gendered relationships to nature, power dynamics in decision-making about nature, and the devaluation of women's work and ideas in environmental movements.

The impact is that women are relegated to lower positions despite being the majority of activists and interested public for many decades, limiting their influence and decision-making power within environmental organizations.

The 'Hysterical Housewives' narratives are used to silence women's voices when they try to instigate action as leader-activists.

The text does not provide a specific question or context regarding volunteers.

The concept of 'studying up' involves examining power, knowledge, and social relations by focusing on institutions, groups, and people who have more power, authority, and resources. It contributes to understanding marginalized perspectives, such as those of women, by highlighting the ways in which knowledge production has historically centered on the perspectives of more powerful and privileged groups, while marginalizing others.

The text suggests that glaciers are viewed as vessels of culture, power, and gendered science. Additionally, indigenous and 'folk' glaciologies see glaciers as sources of resources, dangers, and spirituality, highlighting their multifaceted significance beyond being evidence for climate change.

The field of glaciology has historically been established as an area for 'muscular gentlemen scientists,' which has led to slow progress for women to gain a foothold in the field. This relates to the concept of gendered science, as it reflects the exclusion and marginalization of women from scientific disciplines that have been traditionally dominated by men.

The text describes scientific knowledge production as historically gendered, primarily done by and for men. It emphasizes that all knowledge is produced from a specific perspective, and women's perspectives, along with those of other excluded groups, have been marginalized within science and as alternatives to scientific knowledge production.

Renouncing the idea of a monolithic 'economy' allows for a better recognition of diverse and unique economies all around us. This shift in perspective helps in acknowledging and understanding the variety of economic systems and practices that exist, moving beyond a singular, dominant economic framework.

The text suggests that studying glaciers from marginalized perspectives, such as those of women and indigenous groups, provides an opportunity to relate to all of nature differently. It highlights the potential for diverse understandings of glaciers, including their representations as sources of resources, dangers, and spirituality, beyond the traditional scientific viewpoint.

Surrendering 'capitalocentrism' and renouncing the idea of a monolithic 'economy' allows for the recognition of diverse and unique economies all around us. This shift in perspective facilitates a more comprehensive understanding of economies by acknowledging their diversity and moving away from a singular, capital-centric focus.

Standpoint theory and situated knowledges challenge the notion of scientific objectivity by emphasizing that all knowledge is produced from a specific perspective. It critiques the idea of scientific objectivity as being rooted in the perspectives of historically dominant and privileged groups, and highlights the importance of considering diverse standpoints and situated knowledges.

Ecofeminism critiques the exploitation of women and nature by masculinist practices rooted in patriarchy.

Original ecofeminist statements from the 70s can be essentialist, assuming a 'natural' order in gender constructs.

Black feminist thought emerged in the 1970s and 1980s to critique the whiteness of the feminist movement.

Intersectionality highlights unique experiences within social systems due to overlapping social relations, such as race, gender, and class.

Social reproduction, including unpaid labor like household work and care work, has historically been assigned to women, affecting women’s lives in various ways, leading to economic losses and invisibility in the labor force.

The representation of majority male leaders in environmental organizations and COP28 leadership suggests gender disparity.

Ecofeminist thought emphasizes diversity within women categories and nonbinary gender constructions.

Disproportionate responsibility for social reproduction affects women’s lives in various ways, leading to economic losses and invisibility in the labor force.

Disproportionate responsibility for social reproduction affects women’s lives in various ways, leading to economic losses and invisibility in the labor force.

Black feminist thought emerged in the 1970s and 1980s to critique the whiteness of the feminist movement.

Society devalues women's work and ideas in the context of environmental movements, leading to economic losses and invisibility in the labor force.

Despite a diverse delegate pool, decision-making power at COP28 is largely held by men.